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This Summer ?

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Created by doonut > 9 months ago, 3 Sep 2011
doonut
WA, 256 posts
3 Sep 2011 5:39PM
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Whats the predictions on the wind this summer is it guna be a windy or a no so windy season

sebol
WA, 753 posts
3 Sep 2011 8:25PM
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Yep,always trust people giving you long term weather forecast, even more so if it is strangers on a forum

GalahOnTheBay
NSW, 4188 posts
3 Sep 2011 11:11PM
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For NSW: A little wind early on, then a crap season - that's my call unfortunately...

tgladman
WA, 500 posts
3 Sep 2011 11:43PM
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Try googling Perth summer wind.

gruezi
WA, 3464 posts
4 Sep 2011 12:00AM
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Waiting patiently.

iankite
VIC, 47 posts
4 Sep 2011 2:02AM
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depends where u are...i guess...but i think if i keep eating cabbage its going to wind a lot.

SUPSurferQLD
QLD, 316 posts
5 Sep 2011 10:48AM
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www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/

50% chance of La Nina event in 2011/2012 season.

GalahOnTheBay
NSW, 4188 posts
5 Sep 2011 10:56AM
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breakzmaker said...

50% chance of La Nina event in 2011/2012 season.


50% eh? So they tossed a coin twice and it came up heads once and tails the other time?

hitch_hiker
WA, 376 posts
5 Sep 2011 9:24AM
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Its on like Donkey Kong!!!! No point being negative

bennie
ACT, 1258 posts
5 Sep 2011 11:41AM
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my prediction is, when I have to work, attend family/freinds events, be with the wife, babysit the groms, do pressing chores, the wind will be on. When I have spare time the wind will be ****e.

alverstone
WA, 532 posts
5 Sep 2011 1:47PM
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Last season it was **e 'cos a large tongue of hot water came down the WA coast from Indo, all the way to Margaet's, with sea surface temps up to 3c above normal up to 5ookms offshore between Dec-March. The seabreezes failed because there wasn't the temperature gradient between the shore and coastal plain. With El Nino conditions crumbling over east I think you'll find BoM saying an "average" season is expected this year. Story about it on p42 of the MOTORING section of saturday's, Sept 3, The Weekend West.

SUPSurferQLD
QLD, 316 posts
5 Sep 2011 4:00PM
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GalahOnTheBay said...

breakzmaker said...

50% chance of La Nina event in 2011/2012 season.


50% eh? So they tossed a coin twice and it came up heads once and tails the other time?


Yup, The art of forecasting

dave......
WA, 2119 posts
5 Sep 2011 4:35PM
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WA will blast early on. 3rd week of sept we will have steady winds with a couple of cold fronts to stuff it up for a few days till November.November till 2nd week of feb then, nothing much....December will be consistent 28+ knots. Yippee.
El Davo is hanging just North of Perth

PelicanPete
QLD, 67 posts
6 Sep 2011 2:07AM
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breakzmaker said...

www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/

50% chance of La Nina event in 2011/2012 season.


So that sorta means a 50% chance of El Nino too, if my maths is correct?
Which leaves us standing with one leg on either side of the electric fence, waiting for the buzz.......

Mr float
NSW, 3452 posts
6 Sep 2011 9:30AM
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GalahOnTheBay said...

For NSW: A little wind early on, then a crap season - that's my call unfortunately...


like yours my cup is half empty too for good regular wind this summer and i agree with Bennie that that is how it will be for me too

DaCurls
WA, 134 posts
6 Sep 2011 9:33AM
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just needs to be a little wamer, check out gero.....would be EPIC @ hells

bjw
QLD, 3599 posts
6 Sep 2011 11:52AM
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WA gunna get windy.

The Sydney Northern Beaches gunna be crap.

That's my 2 cents.

GalahOnTheBay
NSW, 4188 posts
6 Sep 2011 12:13PM
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bjw said...

The Sydney Northern Beaches gunna be crap like it always is.


Fixed that for you...

Reflex Films
WA, 1437 posts
6 Sep 2011 10:26AM
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there is no such thing as a non windy WA summer

If perth sucks it will be smoking on the south coast or at Margs /Yalls.
Last season was awesome down south - where it gets really windy.

If Perth is windy then the south coast will be wet and not so pleasant

Also -If the Seabreezes arent working in Perth then there will be some nice sessions to be had early morning on the river

The only question is - how far can you travel ? Its all about being flexible in your outlook (and hopefully your schedule too)


I do believe that Perth is getting a heat island / bubble effect as it develops - it is definitely less windy here than it used to be.

SugarQube
WA, 490 posts
6 Sep 2011 10:31AM
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Its on already,

kit-able seabreeze yesterday, Get yourself the family tub of Voltaren

wishy
WA, 1501 posts
6 Sep 2011 1:17PM
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SugarQube said...

Its on already,

kit-able seabreeze yesterday, Get yourself the family tub of Voltaren


Saw everyone kiting a clean SWer on my way home yesterday. Looked like they were blasting along on 11m kites, I certainly wasn't pedalling much on my bike, bring on summer yeooooooow!

eppo
WA, 9449 posts
6 Sep 2011 2:31PM
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Start exmouth way september/october, then gero/jurien/lancelin october/november,then perth/mandurah december/jan then forget bunbury who'd wanna kite there, margs/esperance jan/feb/mar then get out on the easterlies mar/april, then wax ya surfboards for april/may/june, then check all gear for winter jun/jul/aug...then start again...

yeh no wind my flatulance ass, la Nino can go and get farqed.

pearl
NSW, 984 posts
6 Sep 2011 4:33PM
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There wil be windy days in your area when...
- You have to work, attend compulsory family social events, you've sold your old kite and your new one hasn't arrived, or you are injured.
There will be absolutely no wind in your area when ....
- You have a day off, are on a kiting holiday, or have just pumped up your new kite.

TurtleHunter
WA, 1675 posts
6 Sep 2011 7:32PM
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From what I here we had some nice 8m day's last week in proper steady seabreezes
but I am back from down south now and it's all easterlies
Edit: water is warm again and the winds are still turning to the north today so same as last year I reckon

Jonopark
WA, 399 posts
6 Sep 2011 7:39PM
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Well if it is anything like today it's on!!! 3 hours of unfit power!!

tinka67
TAS, 25 posts
6 Sep 2011 10:20PM
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We got wind right now!!!




And summers no different :) Love it

Mr float
NSW, 3452 posts
6 Sep 2011 11:26PM
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tinka67 said...

We got wind right now!!!




And summers no different :) Love it



is Tassie really as good as i keep hearing?

SUPSurferQLD
QLD, 316 posts
7 Sep 2011 10:48AM
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PelicanPete said...

breakzmaker said...

www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/

50% chance of La Nina event in 2011/2012 season.


So that sorta means a 50% chance of El Nino too, if my maths is correct?


Although I wish that was true, it is very unlikely we will have an El Nino based on current/historic forecasts and readings.

We have a 50/50 split of either neutral conditions or further cooling, resulting in another La Nina.

We have afternoon sea breezes in QLD now - lets just hope it stays that way!

wishy
WA, 1501 posts
7 Sep 2011 1:37PM
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"The storm starts, when the drops start dropping
When the drops stop dropping then the storm starts stopping."
— Dr. Seuss

Perth232
44 posts
7 Sep 2011 5:15PM
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@Jono dammit, just missed it before it swung East.



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